Malawi lay to rest the first aircraft engineer for Air Malawi: Gerald Kalirani

Malawi on Tuesday  laid to rest Gerald Kalirani, who was an Aerospace Engineer and the first Aircraft Engineer for Air Malawi.

Late Gerald Kalirani
President Peter Mutharika pays last respect to Gerald Kalilani on Tuesday(C) Mana
Mutharika consoles Kalirani family members
Pall bearers takes the casket to the graveyard
Vice President Saulos Chilima lay a wreath
Jean Kalilani lay a wreath at her brother’s Gerald Kalilani tomb(C)Mana

President Professor Peter Arthur Mutharika, Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima, former First Lady Calista Mutharika and other government officials attended the burial ceremony of Kalilani who was also a brother to the Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Dr Jean Kalirani at Mutu village in the area of Traditional Authority Mtema.

The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for Central Region, Dr Hertherwick Ntaba, who gave eulogy on behalf of the President Mutharika described the death of Kalirani who succumbed to an asthma attack on Sunday as the most heartbreaking experience to the family.

“As we have heard from some of the family members, Gerald was a great person. It is the President’s hope that the relatives will continue with the humble spirit the late had and continue working hard for the betterment of the nation,” advised Ntaba.

Speaking earlier, Zohra Kalirani, one of the deceased’s seven children encouraged her siblings to continue loving each other the way their departed 67 year old father taught them.

“Our backbone is broken and as a family, we can’t stand up any more with this shocking incident. He was a father and a mentor to all of us in our family. We will continue praying for him for his soul to rest in peace,” mourned Zohra Kalirani.

During the funeral ceremony, President gave the bereaved family a condolence of K200, 000 cash and some food items.

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Hon Pwhisi
Hon Pwhisi
6 years ago

I knew him at LL mini bus depot (bottom) when he operated a toyota coaster route 49
MHSRIP

James Ninjanja
James Ninjanja
6 years ago
Reply to  Hon Pwhisi

That coaster belonged to his sister ! she gave it to him to m are money for his family!

So people who are commenting badly on this family who have lost there beloved relative think before you open your mouths! You don’t know what was really going on!

Nassim Karim
Nassim Karim
6 years ago

Mangochi, I know this family very well. Did you k ow that the house he lived in area 49 belongs to one of his sisters? did you n ow aghast the grocery was built b y one his sisters too try help him with income? Did you you know that different members of his family helped in different ways, hospital bulls medications? Out of respect for the family I will stop there but please get your facts straight before you comment because families are extremely complex units and until you understand what really iOS going wrong you will draw the… Read more »

mangochi
mangochi
6 years ago

Kaitano and Generation vipers. I totally agree with you. Where were all these relations? I for one never even associated him with the Hon. Minister Jean, Mgende, Tay Grin etc and all these somber looking people. This man died lonely. This man died a pauper. This is the pretence I am talking about. This man was indeed very humble, very friendly, very welcoming and very undemanding. Today we see all these fake eulogies by The Computer, huge attendance because of the Hon. Minister. They say “a poor man is dressed in gold in his graveyard”. Gerald is laid in a… Read more »

Naje Karim
Naje Karim
6 years ago
Reply to  mangochi

I would strongly recommend that you get your facts right before you comment on family matters because they usually are extremely complex. I know this family well and I know how much the family was doing for him. You obviously are ignorant of this! That house he lived in was bought for him by his sister just to give you lone example!
You are best not commenting on issues you know very little about! some stories are very sad when you get to understand what was happening

Leonard NDHLOVU
6 years ago

So what is the truth then over Gerald,Jean of your family

mjiba
mjiba
6 years ago

RIP that is all we can say for a man who is gone. As for the mourners do good whilst you can.

Generation of Vipers
Generation of Vipers
6 years ago

Kunamwalira mkulu wina wake amene he is even recognized world-wide to have contributed a lot on the designing of Boeing aircraft koma it was not in the news ngati nkhani iyi. The president sanapite or even just to make kachipepeso just because he was from the north, nde kuli what is imfa ya so called engineer???? Osangoti achimwene a nduna ya boma bwanji????

ANALYST
ANALYST
6 years ago

Air Malawi began in 1964 under the Central African Airways. If this Kalirani has died aged 67, it means he was born in in 1950. Does it mean he started working at Air Malawi at the age of 14 in 1964??? Or were there no aircraft engineers at Air Malawi up until he joined to become the first? OK

Noel ononga
Noel ononga
6 years ago

I first met him in 1995 at his retirement home, we went there with his nephew who was my tutor in auto electrics he gave us a lot of sugarcane, wondering of the of the age by 1995 was already retired, or this is a Junior, May Gerald soul rest in peace

Namulepe
Namulepe
6 years ago
Reply to  Noel ononga

The first BLACK engineer

Ayonzo Mtsitsa
6 years ago

The Kalirani family have lost the genius!Malawi has lost a true genius!Heaven gain,its son!Rest in eternal peace & Jean Kalirani,my condolence for untimely death of your dearest brother!

Nes
Nes
6 years ago

NyasaTimes you are wrong. The 1st Engineer was a Nebert Gondwe, then Kennedy Mbizi, Henderson Chilima (father to VP), Thom Masi and many more before Gerald. I stand to be corrected.

Engineer
Engineer
6 years ago
Reply to  Nes

You are very correct boss!

THEMBA
6 years ago
Reply to  Nes

And don’t for get Bernald Nyondo from Chitipa a Good Superintendent,was Kaliliani Boss

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